Notre Dame’s future schedule just got a new Big Ten wrinkle.
The Fighting Irish have lined up a home-and-home series with Washington, adding another major opponent to the calendar after Florida backed out of a two-game series set for 2031 and 2032. Notre Dame will host the Huskies at Notre Dame Stadium on September 27, 2031, then make the trip to Seattle on November 11, 2034.
The move gives Notre Dame a replacement for the Florida game that was canceled today, and it also keeps the Irish stocked with a high-profile nonconference matchup. Washington is now part of the Big Ten, and this will be another chance for Notre Dame to face a former Pac 12 power on its future slate.
The two programs have met eight times before, and Notre Dame has won every one of them. The series began in 1948 with a 46-0 Irish win, followed by a 27-7 Notre Dame road victory the next year.
After a long gap, the teams met again in 1995, when Notre Dame won 29-21 in Seattle. The Irish also took the next meeting at home, 54-20, then swept the next home-and-home with a 38-3 win in South Bend in 2004 and a 36-17 road win in 2005.
Notre Dame beat Washington 33-7 in Seattle in 2008 and finished the most recent matchup with a 37-30 win inside Husky Stadium in 2009.
All eight of those games came when Washington was in the Pac 12, a run that stretched from 1959, when it was the Pac 8, through 2023. The Huskies have now spent two seasons in the Big Ten.
Their football résumé includes 14 Pac 12 championships and two national championships, along with College Football Playoff appearances in 2016 and 2023. Washington’s last Pac 12 season ended with a trip to the national title game against Michigan.
Notre Dame’s 2031 schedule now includes 10 games, while the 2034 slate has seven games on it so far. In 2031, the Irish open at home against USC and also host Washington and Miami, while traveling to Clemson as part of a 10-game series. That season also includes South Florida, NC State, Navy, and road trips to North Carolina, Pittsburgh and Virginia.
For 2034, Notre Dame’s road list includes Washington, Miami and Pittsburgh. The Irish will host Michigan, Clemson, Virginia and Syracuse.
2031 SCHEDULE
Aug 30 - USC Trojans
Sep 13 - South Florida Bulls
Sep 27 - Washington Huskies
Oct 11 - at Clemson Tigers
Nov 22 - NC State Wolfpack
TBA - Miami Hurricanes
TBA - Navy Midshipmen
TBA - at North Carolina Tar Heels
TBA - at Pittsburgh Panthers
TBA - at Virginia Cavaliers
2034 SCHEDULE
Sep 2 - Michigan Wolverines
Oct 14 - Clemson Tigers
Oct 26 - at Miami Hurricanes
Nov 11 - at Washington Huskies
Nov 18 - Virginia Cavaliers
TBD - Syracuse Orange
TBD - at Pittsburgh Panthers
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